Duffy Has No Moral Compass

Senator Mike Duffy, once a perceived asset for the Conservative Party is fast becoming a liability of gargantuan portion. Duffy’s audacious statement “they have no moral compass” would have been more appropriately stated with the word “I” and not “they”. Too much time is being spent on what has transpired since this affair became public knowledge. Duffy’s tactic at playing victim only erodes his any remaining credibility. While some people may choose to focus on what Nigel Wright, the PMO and Prime Minister Harper may have or not have said/done since Duffy was caught with his hands in the cookie jar; we need to look back to what initiated the tumbling of this particular house of cards.

First, Duffy should have never been appointed a senator and the PMO must accept that mistake. As a long-time established resident of Ottawa, his appointment as a senator for PEI based on the fact that he had a ‘cottage’ there is beyond comprehension. That aside, Duffy ought to have known that he did not qualify for some of the entitlements he managed to obtain. Saying that his claims were approved by someone does not relieve him from his actions in seeking compensation he was not entitled to. Duffy is not only an embarrassment for the PMO, he is a disgrace to the Senate. Although his theatrics provides material for the opposition parties, and the media, the disgrace associated with this tawdry affair is his alone.